Li Xiang and Ming Xu strolled in the Optical Courtyard of the Human Realm.
After entering the gate, the world suddenly opened up. The green grass was like a cushion, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. It didn't look like a closed building built on the top of a mountain.
The two walked side by side. Ming Xu hummed an unknown tune softly, and seemed to be in a good mood.
"I'm so happy to see you again." Ming Xu rarely expressed her emotions, but standing beside Li Xiang, there was always an inexplicable restlessness in her heart. She wanted to tell him everything about herself completely, let him understand, let him know, let him protect her.
"Me too. You won't blame me for that matter, right?" Li Xiang gently hooked her hand, intertwined their fingers, and looked at her with a smile. "I didn't ask you to come with me."
He was talking about the battle with Owl.
If Ming Xu had participated in this battle, Owl's chances of winning would have been greatly reduced. But he thought about it again and again, and considering Ming Xu's position, he still didn't ask her.
"I'm angry, very angry." Ming Xu held his hand tightly, while the other hand kept waving her small fist. She pouted and stared at him. "I also want to ask you why you didn't ask me."
"Fool, you are the appointed successor of King Dong Ling. If you get involved in my affairs, then our disguise on the surface will completely collapse." Li Xiang knocked her little head and laughed. "The five Thrones never interfere in the fights of other forces. And this is an old grudge between me and Owl, a grudge between the New Polar Night and Ji Zhanxue. In what capacity should you get involved?"
"Your girlfriend." Ming Xu blushed and whispered. "Can't I?"
"Of course you can. The problem is that others won't see it that way. They will only associate us with the alliance between the new Polar night and the Dong Ling Clan. This is not good news for the Five Kings and the Three Tycoons. " Li Xiang paused for a moment and shook his head. "The reason why the Five Sovereigns are able to stay out of this is because of the Five Sovereigns' strength and their tacit understanding to divide the continent. Apart from that, the Kataszhaofei Committee also played a big role in mediating the situation."
"This balance cannot be broken at will. Otherwise, the human camp will fall into endless internal strife. "
"It's so complicated … I just want to help you." Ming Xu frowned. When it came to politics and power struggles, she was completely unable to understand. But since Li Xiang had said so, she could only acquiesce.
"Right, how much do you know about the Emperor Clans?"
"Di … clan?" Ming Xu tilted his head, confusion in his eyes.
It seemed like she didn't know anything.
Li Xiang briefly explained the connection between this mysterious race and the Goddess of Calamity.
"So, the Emperor Clans have been controlling the Seven Continents by controlling the Goddess of Calamity." Ming Xu took a deep breath. To the people of the Seven Continents, the Goddess of Calamity was no different from a real god, an existence that led humans from the brink of destruction to prosperity.
Could it be that even the Goddess of Calamity's System was just a puppet?
"Not necessarily. It can only be said that the Emperor Clans' actions are closely related to the Goddess of Calamity. Both will often act at the same time. If it was before, it was indeed the Emperor Clans who controlled the Goddess of Calamity. But now … it's hard to say. The First Lady hasn't reached Level 9 yet, so she hasn't gone to the new world where the Goddess of Calamity is to be refreshed. She doesn't know the real situation of the Emperor Clans, so she didn't tell you. "
As for the current situation of the Goddess of Calamity and the Emperor Clans, he would probably only know if he went to the new world himself, or ask the Yue Family who was the closest to the Emperor Clans.
"Right, what kind of player carrier did you get in the Void World? Is it useful?" Li Xiang changed the topic from the Emperor Clans. Talking about this in the light of humanity might be heard by someone with ulterior motives.
Ming Xu opened his palm, and an assassination tattoo was quietly embedded in his pink palm.
It was a huge cloud that was constantly rolling and festering. Sometimes, the cloud might gather together to form a terrifying body organ, slimy black tentacles, a mouth dripping with mucus, or twisted short legs. At the end of the legs were black hooves that could barely be called "sheep" hooves.
It was the first time Li Xiang had seen an assassination tattoo like this. Just looking at it made him feel inexplicably confused. It was too stimulating. He didn't know what kind of Calamity would have such a body!
Li Xiang looked away, and the dizziness subsided slightly.
There were thousands of assassination tattoos, and all of them imprisoned the body of some Calamity within, transforming its power into another form for the player. Therefore, assassins were the closest to Calamity, and were also the most likely to go crazy and die in the later stages.
Ming Xu himself had countless Calamity organs, and the degree of Calamity in his body was probably second only to Fei Yujing, the First Lady, and Li Xiang. It was not impossible for him to attract such a strange assassination tattoo.
[Mother of All Creation, Black Goat of the Forest]
An ancient and vicissitude voice suddenly sounded in Li Xiang's mind.
He opened his palm, and the image of the sniper rifle that represented the Paradise of Annihilation suddenly disappeared. In its place was an indescribable existence of nothingness, as if it was connected to time and space. The past, present, and future were all in it. All things turned into nothingness, and nothingness turned into all things.
It was the body of that supreme existence!
Li Xiang instantly understood, but soon, in a daze, his palm turned into the image of the sniper rifle again.
Was it telling him the origin of Ming Xu's assassination tattoo?
"Have you mastered the assassination technique?" Li Xiang asked.
Ming Xu thought for a moment, nodded, and then shook his head.
"It's very strange. It didn't turn into any mysterious substance. It seems to have no other effect other than strengthening my physique. But when I fused with it, all my magic-related substances exploded, and I really did become an assassin.
"If I have to say, I … I think I can talk to calamities?" A hint of doubt flashed in Ming Xu's eyes. "I met a wandering giant calamity in the Void World. Its level was at least C grade, which means that only Level 6 players can fight against it. But this one, I can understand its voice, its whispers, and everything about it.
"It called me mother."
Li Xiang's body trembled slightly. He didn't know why, but he remembered the little girl, Calamity, who used to reside in King Loulan's body. She called him brother and also called him mother. From the lighthouse incident, she was clearly brought here by Bai Lili to absorb the calamity aura of the Dead Sea in order to transform into a monarch level calamity.
What was the connection between his mother, Bai Lili, and this mysterious assassination tattoo?
To be able to awaken the supreme existence that gave him the Paradise of Annihilation and tell him its origin, the assassination tattoo on Ming Xu's hand, that existence was probably a terrifying existence that far surpassed monarch level calamities.
Compared to the battle between humans and calamities, their battle should be carried out in a higher dimension. Li Xiang probably couldn't understand it at all.
Why did they start to choose a spokesperson?
That existence chose him to purify all heretics and eliminate all things that broke the balance. What about this one? Why did it choose Ming Xu?
The Mother of All, the Black Goat of the Forest.
The Mother Earth that gave birth to everything?
First eliminate, then nurture.
Li Xiang seemed to have caught onto something, but he couldn't connect the dots.
"Forget it, this assassination tattoo is very powerful." Li Xiang patted her head. As long as Ming Xu was still Ming Xu, there was no problem.
The only bell tower at the highest point of the Pride of Humanity suddenly rang. The entrance ceremony for prospective players was about to begin in the square.
The two of them looked at each other and immediately ran to the square.
A platform had already been set up in the square. 228 prospective players stood in small groups in the center of the square. Standing around them were all players who maintained order, and there were some familiar figures among them Li Xiang.
Bai Ling and a group of prospective players who were close to him gathered around him. For a moment, they became the most eye-catching scenery in the square.
Bai Ling, Baimiya, Ji Xiaoyi, Ji Ruoyu, Dong Ling, Ming Xu, Zhao Lingkong, Xuanyue, Bai Shihu, and Li Xiang. These nine people were the most well-known figures among the younger generation in recent years.
The other prospective players paled in comparison. During the player assessment, they were also constantly hunting down the children of other aristocratic families. They were the few magicians who could choose their preferred player carriers.
Most people who were lucky enough to obtain a player carrier would hide and wait for the assessment to end. Then, they would return to their organization and focus on fusing with it. They wouldn't care about whether it was suitable or not.
After all, becoming a player was the most important thing.
As the airships that were so large that they could blot out the sun landed one after another, several players that were as tall as a small mountain walked out of the airships.
Dazzling thrones rose in the air, and on each seat sat a huge shadow. Their faces were covered, and they looked like illusions. However, they gave off all kinds of terrifying auras.
These were the top players of the seven continents!
They were the highest Level-9 existences!
Li Xiang narrowed his eyes. This was the first time he had seen so many Level-9 players.
The prospective players present were all excited. Many of these figures were people they had envied. Now that they were all here, it was the best affirmation of their hard work over the years.
"This time, there are 12 Level-9 players from the Chronometer Tower, Wessex, the Kataszhafe Committee, the Five Thrones, and other forces." The dean, the Daughter of Light, Caitlin, was also a Level-9 player. She was the tenth member of the Kataszhafe Committee. She was a Level-9 magician who studied mysticism. At the same time, she was also the most mysterious priestess card holder of The Fool's Tarot Card.
Caitlin's long silver hair cascaded down her shoulders. She wore a loose, pure white nun's habit, and held a large scepter in her hand. She looked like a holy witch, sitting high up on the throne in the middle of the room.
She was also the only Level-9 player who was not a shadow.
It was said that the priestess card holder of the Tarot Card was severely injured during the night rain operation. She was the existence that was second only to Polar night and Lancelot. When she was severely injured, the evil faction rose quietly. Many people wanted to find where the priestess was hiding, but they had all returned with no success.
If one could kill a Level-9 player while she was severely injured, the benefits would be immeasurable.
After all, after reaching Level-9, there was almost no other possibility except to die in battle or die of old age.
Since the White King took power, he prohibited Level-9 players from fighting among themselves, unless it was an irreconcilable conflict.
The last time the Black King brought the Double Moon Overlord and the Devouring Wing Monarch, it was just a test. If they really fought with the Polar night magician, the White King would intervene.
No Level-9 player could fight the White King.
This was a well-known fact.
"So she has been staying in the Light of Humans to recuperate. No one would have guessed it here." Li Xiang secretly admired the priestess. This was a bold move. The Level-9 players who had a grudge against the Tarot Card were scattered all over the place, but they would never come to the Light of Humans to attack.
This was the foundation of the human players. Killing people here meant that they had completely broken ties with the White King.
Everyone was afraid of the White King's power.
However, this time, even though the Five Thrones were the biggest winners of the assessment, the Five Thrones were not present at the opening ceremony of the Light of Humans.
During the meeting of the Fool Sect, many of the Big Acana card holders opposed Li Xiang inheriting the position of Lancelot the Fool. Polar night and the priestess stood their ground and became his most loyal supporters. In addition to the two lunatics, Venus and Ayres, it allowed Li Xiang to stabilize the internal strife of the Fool Sect before he became a Level-3 Magician.
Now that he had finally become a player, the Tarot Card would probably contact him soon.
He just did not know why the priestess had summoned him alone this time.
On the surface, she looked down at all the prospective players and did not specifically look at Li Xiang.
"The players' assessment this time has changed a lot due to the galactic turbulence. You were able to fight your way out of the countless participants and successfully become players. This is the best reward for all your hard work over the years."
The priestess's voice was cold and distant.
"The Light of Humans is an academy set up by the human camp for prospective players. It will last for three months. You will learn some knowledge about the players here. After three months, you will be able to graduate successfully and become a human player who rules over an area. At the foot of the mountain, there are countless empty territories waiting for a new owner. You can choose at will. As long as you report to the person in charge, you will be approved. It will be first come, first served.
"Secondly, the content of this training will mainly focus on theory. It will not be too difficult. As for the requirements for advancement, after you have mastered the player carrier, it will only be a matter of time before you completely digest it. Don't worry. Also, during the training period, you are not allowed to leave Frost as you wish. However, you can travel around Frost as much as you want, but do not trespass into other players' territories. "
It sounded like a vacation.
Li Xiang thought that there would be some intense learning. It seemed that after being promoted to a player, it was more important to have a personal circle and self-cultivation.
If you wanted to be guided by a high-grade player, you would have to pay a corresponding price, unless the other party had a close relationship with you and was of the same class.
"Your accommodation has been arranged. Tonight, you can use the communication device in the dormitory to apply to register as a player with the Goddess of Calamity." Caitlin glanced at everyone again and smiled faintly. "Enjoy your days in the Light of Humans. Once you leave this place, it will be the beginning of your true journey."
"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly.
.....
At night.
Li Xiang found an excuse and left the dining hall. He ran to the dean's office alone. At this moment, the other prospective players were still indulging themselves. It was a good opportunity for him to meet the priestess.
She risked exposing her identity to meet him here. It was obvious that the matter to be discussed was extremely important. Li Xiang did not dare to neglect it.
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